Aeon Labs DSB45 User Manual

Prepare your Wa te r Se ns or

The f ir st step i s to a cti va te yo ur Wa te r Sen so r

1. Take o ut t he ba ck s hel l of Wa te r Sen so r

Choosing a p os it io n fo r th e Water Sensor

The f ol low in g tip s wil l hel p you s elect a po si tio n that wi ll
optim ise the p er for ma nce o f yo ur Wa ter S en sor.

Your wa ter sens or is no t w ate rp roo f o r w ea therp ro of, as su ch
you s hould not pl ace it i n any area wher e it is like ly to get wet .
Thi s inc lud es not plac ing it di rec tl y unde rn eat h obje ct s whic h
you may b e monit or ing f or l eak s, s uch a s wa ter h ea ters.

If yo u ca n’t fin d th e met al t o aff ixing y our wat er p rob e. U se th e
Iro n pl ates .

Nonme talli c

Wat er Se nsor

Vie w the e xpand ed manu al:

htt p://a eot.e c/spp rt/wa terse nsor

Aeotec b y Aeo n Labs Water Sensor

Your Z-Wav e sy ste m is only as g oo d as it is s ma rt. Ae ot ec
by Aeon La bs’ Wate r Sen so r bri ng s it a ne w le vel of
in tel li gen ce , o ne t hat is s uit ed t o b ot h sa fe ty and
conve nienc e. Cap able of dete cti ng eit he r the pres enc e or
absen ce o f wa ter t o as l it tle as 3% of a n inc h, e ac h senso r is
cra ft ed into t he s mal le st an d mo st su bt le of p ac kages .

Fami liari se your self with yo ur sensor

Packa ge C on tents :

Wat er Se ns or ×1
Iro n Pl ate ×1
Scr ew × 2
AAA Batt ery ×2
Doubl e-Sid ed M oun ti ng Tape × 2

Qui ck Star t

Your A eot ec by Aeo n L abs ’ Wat er Sen sor is c apa bl e of
detec ting the pr ese nc e or abse nc e of wate r. Choos in g the
sce na rio you wan t wil l hel p you de ter mi ne wh ere be st to
place y ou r sen so r. The most c om mon scen ario is t he
detec tion of leaki ng w at er f rom the l ik es o f a ho t wa ter
sys te m or an air co nd iti on er. In ot her inst an ces yo u may
wish to de te ct wh en th e lev el of wat er in a ta nk ha s
decre ased pa ss ed a ce rt ain l ev el.

Pro be

Wate r Senso r

Iro n plate

Scr ew

Dou ble-S ided
Mou nting Tap e

AAA Ba ttery

2. Remo ve the cl ea r bat te ry in su lat or b y pul li ng it awa y fr om
the W ate r Se nso r

Wit h t he b at ter y insu lator remov ed, yo ur Wate r Sens or

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power ed an d ac tiv at ed. I t is no w tim e pr epa re to ins tal l
your Wat er S ens or.

Choosing a p os it io n fo r th e Water probe

The f ol low in g tip s wil l hel p you s elect a po si tio n that wi ll
optim ise the p er for ma nce o f yo ur wa te r pro be .

If det ec tin g the pre se nce of wa ter, yo ur pro be ’s two pro ng s
shoul d sit fla t ag ain st t he su rf ace w he re wa te r will co ll ect .

Water

If de te cti ng th e abs en ce of w ate r, your pr obe ’s tw o pro ng s

shoul d sit at th e mi nim um w ate r le vel y ou w ant .

If det ect in g th e abse nce of water, it’s fin e to sub me rge yo ur

probe i n water - i t’s w at erp ro of.

Water

Keep Dr y

For a n op tim al wire le ss signal, posi ti on your Water Sen sor 1
meter o ff of t he g rou nd .
Addit ional ly, fo r an op tim al wire le ss si gna l mo unt your Wate r
Senso r with it s lo nge st s ide v er tic al .
Will have an opt im al wire les s si gnal when affi xed 1 m et er or
above y our hom e' s flo or.
Place d wi thin 30 met er s of a no the r Z- Wav e de vi ce t hat is
eithe r a gatew ay o r not p ow ere d by b att er ies .

If outd oo rs shou ld be pro te cted from the elem en ts - s uch as
insid e a reces s or w ith in a w ate rp roo f bo x

Installati on y ou r Wat er Probe

Onc e you 've se le cte d the best pos iti on fo r both pa rts of your
Wat er S en sor to b e in st all ed , it 's tim e to affi x b oth to t heir
respe ctive s ur fac es .

1. A ff ixing your wate r pr ob e’s mountin g pl at e

The re is a ma gne t ins id e the wa ter pr ob e, if yo u’ve sur e the
posit ion w her e you r w at er pr obe shou ld in sta ll , o nl y a dsorp ti on
your wa ter pro be u p to a me ta l.

Metal

Non metal lic

Pro be

Iro n pl ates

1. i ns ta ll at ion your Wa ter Sensor

Your wat er sen so r’s mo unt in g pl at e ca n b e af fix ed usi ng s cr ews
or doubl e- sid ed ta pe. You needn 't wo rry abou t w hic h e nd is th e
top o r the bo tt om, t he y ca n be m oun te d wit h ei th er end at t he t op

- the y' re bidi re cti on al.

If us in g scr ews , att ac h you r wat er se ns or ’s mo unt in g pla te
using the scre ws . I f e ith er sur fa ce is s of t, pla ste rb oard for
insta nce, us e th e scr ew a nch or s.

If mo unt in g y ou r w at er senso r i nd oors in an area wh ere itse lf
won't be expos ed to con de nsa ti on or moi stu re in the ai r, it is
possi ble to use mount in g ta pe t o a ffi x it to a wa ll. To beg in , wi pe
the r espe cti ve s ur fac e cl ean o f any oi l or d us t. When t he s ur fac e
has dr ied, peel one side of the tap e back an d atta ch it to th e
corre spond in g sec ti on on t he r ear o f ma in mo un ting pl at e.

Adding your Water S ensor t o Z-Wave netwo rk

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Wit h you r m ou nti ng pl ate s p re pared to ho ld ea ch com po nen t o f
your se nsor, it ’s ti me t o add i t to y our Z-Wa ve n etw or k.

On the rea r of your wate r senso r, rem ov e the spac in g tab to

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conne ct t he b at ter ie s. You r wa te r se nsor ’s LED w ill bli nk for 3
secon ds.
Pre ss th e Z-Wav e b ut ton on yo ur pri ma ry Z -Wa ve contr ol ler /

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gatew ay. If you ’r e un sur e of how to do this , refe r to its user
manua l.

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Pre ss th e Z -Wa ve but to n o n your water se ns or. If it has been
succe ssful ly add ed to your Z -Wave networ k, its LED w ill

illum inate for 10 m inute s. Duri ng this peri od your prim ar y Z ­Wav e con tr oll er / g atewa y is a ble t o co nfi gu re yo ur s ens or.
Your s ensor w il l th en au to matic ally ex it s et up mo de a t th e en d

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of 10 min utes.

Wak e Up

Z-W ave

Associate yo ur Wa te r Se nsor with other Z-Wa ve
devices

It' s possib le to use you r Ae ot ec by Ae on Lab s’ s Wa te r
Senso r to tal k to mor e tha n jus t you r gat ewa y. A s an
examp le, y ou can cr eat e an auto mat io n act iv ity that wou ld
activ ate a sir en w hen w at er is d et ect ed .

Your Wat er Sen so r i s c apa bl e o f dire ct ly con troll in g 5 oth er
Z-W ave devices wi thi n y ou r Z- Wav e n etwor k. T he fo llo wi ng
assoc iatio n step s a re per fo rme d auto ma tic al ly if your
prima ry Z-Wa ve co ntr ol ler / g ate wa y is ei th er a SU C (S ta tic
Updat e Con tr oll er ) or a SI S (SU C ID Serv er) . Wh en this is
the ca se, yo u'l l need to c re ate autom at ion act iv ities dir ec tly
thr ou gh yo ur co ntr ol ler / gate way - re fe r t o i ts user manu al
for f ur ther in fo rma ti on.

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Set gatew ay sen t A ss oci at ion set com ma nd, and Assi gn
route c omman d to Wa ter Sen so r.
The n pre ss and ho ld Z- Wav e butt on of Wat er Sen so r 3

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secon ds. Wat er Sen so r will sen t wake up noti fi cat io n to
gatew ay.

3.

Aft er gat ew ay r eceiv ed t he wak e up notif ic ati on , Ga teway
will se nt pres et c omm an ds to W ate r Se nso r.

Rem ove your Water S ensor from Z-Wave network

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Your sens or can be re mov ed from your Z-Wa ve ne two rk at
any tim e. You'l l ne ed to use the mai n control ler in your Z­Wav e n etw or k t o d o t hi s. T he fo llowi ng in str uc tio ns te ll you
how to do thi s using Aeote c by Aeo n Lab s’s Z- St ick a nd
Minim ote con tr oller s. I f yo u ar e using o th er p rod uc ts a s
your ma in Z -Wa ve c ontro ll er, plea se r efe r to the par t of t he ir
respe ctive ma nua ls tha t t el ls y ou how re move d ev ice s f rom
your ne twork .

If you are using a Z -S ti ck

If your Z-S ti ck is pl ugg ed int o a gate way or a c omput er,

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unplu g it.

2.

Take your Z -Stic k to y our s en sor.

3.

Pre ss the Z-Wa ve Button on your Z-S tic k and hold for 3
secon ds.

4.

Pre ss t he Z-Wav e bu tton on y ou r sen so r.
If your sensor has been suc ces sf ull y re mov ed from you r

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netwo rk, it s LED will bli nk for 3 se con ds . If the re mov al
was uns uc cessf ul t he l ight will b e so li d fo r 3 se co nds aft er
press ing you r se nso r' s Inc lu sio n bu tto n.

6.

Pre ss the Z-Wave But to n on the Z-S tick agai n to tak e it
out of re moval m od e.

If you are using a M in im ot e

Take your M inimo te t o you r se nso r.

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2.

Pre ss R emove b ut ton o n yo ur Mi ni mot e.

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Pre ss t he Z-Wav e bu tton on y ou r sen so r.

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If your sensor has been suc ces sf ull y re mov ed from you r
netwo rk, it s LED will bli nk for 3 se con ds . If the re mov al
was uns uc cessf ul t he l ight will b e so li d fo r 3 se co nds aft er
press ing you r se nso r' s Inc lu sio n bu tto n.

5.

Pre ss an y but ton on y ou r Minimo te to ta ke it ou t of
remov al mode .

Send wake up n otificat ion

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In orde r t o se nd yo ur sens or ne w con fi gur at ion c om man ds
fro m yo ur Z -Wa ve c ontro ll er or gat ew ay, it'l l ne ed t o be
woken u p.

Remov e you r Wat er Se nso r from it s mou nti ng pl at e by

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press ing dow n on the l at ch b utt on a nd p ul lin g it a wa y fr om
its m ou nting p la te.
Pre ss the Wake- up Butt on 3 t ime s qu ickly on the rea r of

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your sen sor. Your se ns or wil l now re mai n awa ke for 10
minut es.

3.

Whe n done , re tu rn y our Wate r Se nso r to its m ou nti ng
plate . To do th is ali gn the pla te's hit ch with yo ur se nso r' s
hitch ho le, an d p us h t he top o f y ou r s en sor in to the
mount ing pla te u nti l th e two p ar ts cl ic k fir ml y toget he r.

Res et all yo ur sensor ’s config urations

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Shoul d you wish to res et all you r sensor' s conf igu ra tions ,
you are a ble to re se t it to i ts f act or y def au lts .

Pre ss a nd ho ld th e Z- Wav e but ton on th e rea r of yo ur

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Wat er Se ns or fo r 20 s econd s.

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Your Wat er Sen so r w il l rese t to i ts fa cto ry defau lt
confi gurat io n. Its LED will bl ink for 3 seco nds to let you
know it w as rese t su cce ss ful ly.

Your wat er sens or 's config ur ati on s wi ll als o b e re se t to
fac to ry defa ul ts if y ou r emo ve i t fro m yo ur Z- Wav e ne two rk .

Technical specifi catio ns

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Ope ra ting dis ta nce : U p t o 1 00 fe et / 3 0 m ete rs in doo rs an d
300 fee t / 100 met er s out do ors .

Ope ra ting te mp era tu re: - 35℃ t o +60℃.

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